EUROPEAN NATIONS SETTLE-WORLD HISTORY

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  • Jan 18, 1520

    Verrazzand, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor.

    Verrazzand, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor.
  • Jan 19, 1535

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island Along the River Montreal

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island Along the River Montreal
  • Jan 19, 1570

    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast

    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast

  • Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

    Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

  • Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virgina by 100 English settlers.

  • Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands

  • Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

  • The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York.

  • King Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

    King Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

  • Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV

  • War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley

    War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley